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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 9/12/12, Atrion Corp. (NASD: ATRI) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.56, payable on 9/28/12. As a percentage of ATRI's recent stock price of $220.51, this dividend works out to approximately 0.25%.

Below is a dividend history chart for ATRI, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.56 declared by Atrion Corp.:

ATRI Dividend History

Date

Div*

06/13/12

0.490

03/13/12

0.490

11/29/11

0.490

09/13/11

0.490

06/13/11

0.420

03/11/11

0.420

11/29/10

0.420

09/13/10

0.420

06/11/10

0.360

03/11/10

0.360

11/27/09

0.360

09/11/09

0.360

06/11/09

0.300

03/12/09

0.300

11/26/08

0.300

09/11/08

0.300

06/12/08

0.240

03/13/08

0.240

11/29/07

0.240

09/12/07

0.240

06/13/07

0.200

03/13/07

0.200

11/29/06

0.200

09/13/06

0.200

06/13/06

0.170

03/13/06

0.170

11/29/05

0.170

09/13/05

0.170

06/13/05

0.140

03/11/05

0.140

11/29/04

0.140

09/13/04

0.140

06/14/04

0.120

03/11/04

0.120

11/26/03

0.120

09/11/03

0.120

11/20/97

0.200

08/20/97

0.200

05/16/97

0.200

02/18/97

0.200

11/18/96

0.200

08/20/96

0.200

05/20/96

0.200

02/21/96

0.200

11/13/95

0.200

08/17/95

0.200

* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from ATRI is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 1.02% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.